July 30-31 2006


Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:

Lihue, Kauai – 85F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85

Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:

KANEOHE, OAHU – 78
KAHULUI AND MOLOKAI AIRPORTS – 67


Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Monday morning) on each of the major islands:

0.75 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.14 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.07 HANA AIRPORT, MAUI
1.62 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a strong 1037 millibar high pressure system located far to the NNW of our islands. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure will pass close to the state Monday, ending up to the NW Tuesday…weakening our local winds, turning them light east to SE. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.

Satellite Images – To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.

Tropical Cyclone Activity – The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30…while the central Pacific (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.



Aloha Paragraphs

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 Another Georgeous sunset in Hawaii…
Photo Credit: Kona boy
 

The latest forecasts continue to point out the chance of an unusual weather circumstance for the first couple of days of the new week ahead…after a nice day Sunday. An upper level low pressure system is forecast to move near the state Monday and Tuesday, bringing lighter winds, and chance of locally heavy afternoon showers forming then. We will feel hot and muggy too, as humid air comes up from the SE, with some possible volcanic haze spreading from the Big Island up to Maui County then as well. Hawaii’s weather will turn back towards a more normal trade wind weather pattern, as we get to the mid-week point and beyond.

It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start this sunset commentary.  As you read in the paragraph above, we have sultry and shower prone atmospherics heading our way. It will be tough to pinpoint exactly where, or how much rain will fall over the next couple of days, but the dynamics will be in place for some very generous amounts here and there!  On another note, I had a great surfing experience this morning on the Lahaina side, really fun larger than normal waves to ride. It finally got so crowded that I had to paddle in, reluctantly I might add. I took the rest of the day off, and am reading a very interesting book, about a destitute family who lives in Ireland. It’s a Pulitzer Prize winner, and I’ll give you the name of it soon, as it’s downstairs and I’m too lazy to go down and get it at the moment. It’s been that kind of day, just hang loose, laying around reading, a few quick naps, with an occasional plate of red sauce pasta. On the one hand I’m sorry to see the weekend coming to a close, and on the other, looking forward to another week of weather work ahead. I hope you have a great Sunday night, and that you will meet me here again on Monday, when I’ll have a new narrative waiting for you early on. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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